Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-05-04
ADDITIONAL NEWS.

The two colored soldiers, Gen. Conrad
and Daniel Cashman, who ravisbed Mrs.
Stephenson Saturday morning, we're tried
before Judge Kinkaid at Valentine, Neb.,
convicted and sentenced 10 twenty years
each in the peutentiary. Ihi, is quick
justice-arrest,d, tried, convicted and
started for the peniteutiary within forty
hours.
Miss BARTON, n Long Island maiden,
jumped into the river and drowned
THE boilers of the tow boat J. c. R;she,
burst VIII lie the steamer was passing
Woods Run, few miles below Pits urg,
Pa. A man nam,d Hays was instantly
killed.
TRuE bills have been found against
thirteen of the Pan Handle railroad en-
ployes arrested ou tho charge of robbing
freight RS.
CAPT. JOHN E. GREER has been re-
lievcd from duty rs chief ordnance officer
of the department of the Missouri, and
command of the Fort Leavenwolth ord
nance department, and ordered to duty
W th the ordnance board for testing rifled
cannon, with station at New York.
THE new grounds of tie Phiadelphia
ball p ,rk have been opened. They are the
most complet, and best appointed in the
United States.
A TERRIBLE rain AMI hail storm caused
$3.50, GOO damages 10 the city of Duluth,
Mimi, this W, el.
RECAPiTULATIoN of Ihs public deb,
is as follows:
Interest bearing debt total ..... I,lOs 45g, ,3Ss
Debt on which interest has ceased
since maturity, total ............ 5000
Debt bearing no interest. ......... 594.21i ,5.3
Total Gebt. principal and interest ,704 ia, ,o57
Total debt less available cash items 1,34a Sc 4as
Net ash in treasury ............... 81 ssS,l IS
Decrease IF debt during the month l3.UgJUssS
Cash in treasury available for re-
ducton of public debt. ............ 364,lls, ,45g
Net ca h balance on hand. ........ 1856. .0bs
Total cash in treasury ns shown by
treasurers general account. ACC, 105, 1896
In a dark hall OF st. Petersburg twelvs
men and three women are being tried for
recent attempt on the life of the Gar.
A COURT MARTIAL at Athens inflicted
the death sentence upon three Greek
officers who surrendered to the Turks dur
ing fight on the frontier.
Sioux CITY parties have purchased all
the right, title, interest and franchise of
the S.. Paul owners in the Sioux City and
Des Moines road. The taxes voted to this
line in Sac and Woodbury. Counties have
been released. This action Is taken with
the possil lie hope that Sioux City will ex-
tend her corporate limits and vote the
$30o.0O0 required 10 insure the speedy
construction of n bridge across the Mis-
siouri opposite Sioux City.
Tur fhic no Nnribuooxa~r l,c La
the contr. ct for grading their line from
Kingsley, Iowa, to the new town of Mo-
vile.
HEREAFTER the st. Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha passenger trains will run at an
average speed of Al miles per hour.
THE c., B. and @. roa i, the first to
surrender in the railroad fight. After the
5th eastern lines will lie permitted TO act
as its agents.
THE U. S. Sena'orship of West Virginia
is a trit, muddled. The present npro ntee
of the Governor, Daniel B. Lucas, will re-
sist nny action of the Legislature LOCKING
to his SUPERB c.dure.
MILWAUKEE has new fire. proof Jail
which cost 100000.
Lem ULMAN, the turfman, fresh from
California, predicts that Harry Wilkes will
beat his + cord of 2:l3A this season, being
in splendid condition.
JAY GOULD has purchased 168 acres OF
land just south OF Carondelet p .rk, st.
Louis, on which 10 place the machine
shops of the Missouri Pacific and Iron
Mountain roads.